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(2016-02-16)The Space Shuttle Orbiter Pathfinder (OV-098) is a Space Shuttle test simulator made of steel and wood. Constructed by NASA in 1977 as an unnamed facilities test article, it was purchased in the early 1980s by the America-Japan Society, Inc. which had it refurbished, named it, and placed it on display in the Great Space Shuttle Exhibition in Tokyo. The mockup was later returned to the United States and placed on permanent display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, in May 1988.]]>

(2016-02-16)The Space Shuttle Orbiter Pathfinder (OV-098) is a Space Shuttle test simulator made of steel and wood. Constructed by NASA in 1977 as an unnamed facilities test article, it was purchased in the early 1980s by the America-Japan Society, Inc. which had it refurbished, named it, and placed it on display in the Great Space Shuttle Exhibition in Tokyo. The mockup was later returned to the United States and placed on permanent display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, in May 1988.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-pathfinder/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-pathfinder/Tue, 16 Feb 2016 21:18:09 -0800http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-pathfinder/34.71067940 -86.65282850

(2016-02-03)Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) is an American aerospace company that makes and launches transport rockets. Falcon 9 is a two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle. The 9 in the mane comes from its use of nine engines.

(2016-02-03)Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) is an American aerospace company that makes and launches transport rockets. Falcon 9 is a two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle. The 9 in the mane comes from its use of nine engines.

(2015-05-19)A boilerplate spacecraft, also known as a DemoSat or mass simulator, is a nonfunctional craft or payload which is used to test various configurations and basic size, load, and handling characteristics of rocket launch vehicles.

BP-29 was used for uprighting drop tests at Downey, CA, Oct. 30, 1964.]]>

(2015-05-19)A boilerplate spacecraft, also known as a DemoSat or mass simulator, is a nonfunctional craft or payload which is used to test various configurations and basic size, load, and handling characteristics of rocket launch vehicles.

(2015-05-08)Curious George is the main protagonist of a series of popular children's books.

The rocket appeared in 'Curious George and the Rocket' published on March 28, 2001.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/curious-georges-rocket/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/curious-georges-rocket/Fri, 08 May 2015 13:13:43 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/curious-georges-rocket/34.13873100 -118.35417000

(2015-05-06)The Buran spacecraft was a Soviet orbital vehicle analogous in function and design to the US Space Shuttle. It only made one space flight on November 15, 1988.

The OK-GLI was a test vehicle in the Buran programme. It was constructed in 1984, and was used for 25 test flights between 1985 and 1988 before being retired.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-spaceship-ok-gli/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-spaceship-ok-gli/Wed, 06 May 2015 17:45:24 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-spaceship-ok-gli/49.31017500 8.44692000

(2015-04-27)Luna 6 was an unmanned Soviet spacecraft which was intended to perform a landing on the Moon as part of the Luna program.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/luna-6-lunar-lander/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/luna-6-lunar-lander/Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:04:06 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/luna-6-lunar-lander/54.51699600 36.23069900

(2015-04-27)Sputnik 3 was a Soviet satellite launched on May 15, 1958. It was a research satellite to explore the upper atmosphere.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sputnik-3-satellite/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sputnik-3-satellite/Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:36:44 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sputnik-3-satellite/54.51709000 36.23066500

(2015-04-27)Molniya was a military communications satellite system used by the Soviet Union.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/molniya-1-military-communications-satelite/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/molniya-1-military-communications-satelite/Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:36:37 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/molniya-1-military-communications-satelite/54.51701000 36.23060800

(2015-04-27)Soyuz 34 was a 1979 Soviet unmanned space flight to the Salyut 6 space station. It was sent to supply the resident crew a reliable return vehicle. Soyuz 34 successfully returned a crew to earth 73 days after launching.

(2015-04-27)Soyuz 34 was a 1979 Soviet unmanned space flight to the Salyut 6 space station. It was sent to supply the resident crew a reliable return vehicle. Soyuz 34 successfully returned a crew to earth 73 days after launching.

(2015-04-25)GPS Block IIF, or GPS IIF is an interim class of GPS (satellite), which will be used to keep the Navstar Global Positioning System operational until the GPS Block IIIA satellites become operational.

(2015-04-25)GPS Block IIF, or GPS IIF is an interim class of GPS (satellite), which will be used to keep the Navstar Global Positioning System operational until the GPS Block IIIA satellites become operational.

(2015-04-25)Delta IV is an active expendable launch system in the Delta rocket family.

The Autonomous Nanosatellite Guardian for Evaluating Local Space (ANGELS) project is an Air Force Research Laboratory project to develop a small satellite which can orbit close to a larger spacecraft and monitor the local space environment.

The Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system is a planned constellation of satellites and supporting ground infrastructure that will improve the ability of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to detect and track space objects in orbit around the Earth.]]>

(2015-04-25)Delta IV is an active expendable launch system in the Delta rocket family.

The Autonomous Nanosatellite Guardian for Evaluating Local Space (ANGELS) project is an Air Force Research Laboratory project to develop a small satellite which can orbit close to a larger spacecraft and monitor the local space environment.

The Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system is a planned constellation of satellites and supporting ground infrastructure that will improve the ability of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to detect and track space objects in orbit around the Earth.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/delta-iv-rocket-launch-carrying-angels-and-gssap-july-28-2014/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/delta-iv-rocket-launch-carrying-angels-and-gssap-july-28-2014/Sat, 25 Apr 2015 12:27:56 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/delta-iv-rocket-launch-carrying-angels-and-gssap-july-28-2014/28.35771500 -80.65321400

(2015-04-24)The XMM-Newton is an orbiting X-ray observatory launched by ESA on December 10, 1999. It entered service on July 1, 2000.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/xmm-newton-x-ray-observatory-satellite/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/xmm-newton-x-ray-observatory-satellite/Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:20:52 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/xmm-newton-x-ray-observatory-satellite/43.58631800 1.49304600

(2015-04-24)European remote sensing satellite (ERS) was the European Space Agency's first Earth-observing satellite program using a polar orbit. The first satellite, ERS-1, was launched on July 17, 1991.

(2015-04-24)European remote sensing satellite (ERS) was the European Space Agency's first Earth-observing satellite program using a polar orbit. The first satellite, ERS-1, was launched on July 17, 1991.

(2015-04-13)The Buran spacecraft was a Soviet orbital vehicle analogous in function and design to the US Space Shuttle.

Only flight 1K1 : November 15, 1988

Buran completed one unmanned spaceflight in 1988 and remains the only Soviet reusable spacecraft to be launched into space.

The Buran programme was cancelled in 1993 following the dissolution of the USSR.

The only Buran to actually fly in space was destroyed in 2002 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, when the hangar it was stored in collapsed.

An exhibit in the MAKS-2011 and later air shows.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-2-01-spacecraft-at-maks-2011/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-2-01-spacecraft-at-maks-2011/Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:46:59 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-2-01-spacecraft-at-maks-2011/55.56313000 38.14720000

STS-119 (ISS assembly flight 15A) was a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by Space Shuttle Discovery.

The launch took place on March 15, 2009.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-discovery-sts-119-mission/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-discovery-sts-119-mission/Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:18:54 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-discovery-sts-119-mission/28.60819000 -80.60384000

(2015-04-10)The SpaceShipOne is a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. That same year, it won the US$10 million Ansari X Prize.

This is one of five full scale replicas.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone-5/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone-5/Fri, 10 Apr 2015 21:43:45 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone-5/43.98386400 -88.57693600

(2015-04-10)The SpaceShipOne is a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. That same year, it won the US$10 million Ansari X Prize.

This is one of five full scale replicas.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone-4/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone-4/Fri, 10 Apr 2015 21:43:43 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone-4/37.42146300 -122.08451800

(2015-04-07)An aeroshell is a rigid heat-shielded shell that protects a vehicle from pressure and heat created by drag during atmospheric entry (see blunt body theory), slows it down during entry, and may protect it from debris during spaceflight.

The plaque on the display explains:

"This spacecraft was a section of the Voyager Balloon System which was launched near Rosewell, NM. and landed on White Sands Missile Range. These bright, shiny aeroshells projected an illusion of flying saucers. Aeroshell was designed for slowing down a missile for landing on Mars. This display is believed to be the only one "in captivity". "]]>

(2015-04-07)An aeroshell is a rigid heat-shielded shell that protects a vehicle from pressure and heat created by drag during atmospheric entry (see blunt body theory), slows it down during entry, and may protect it from debris during spaceflight.

The plaque on the display explains:

"This spacecraft was a section of the Voyager Balloon System which was launched near Rosewell, NM. and landed on White Sands Missile Range. These bright, shiny aeroshells projected an illusion of flying saucers. Aeroshell was designed for slowing down a missile for landing on Mars. This display is believed to be the only one "in captivity". "]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aeroshell-flying-saucer/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aeroshell-flying-saucer/Tue, 07 Apr 2015 09:02:06 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aeroshell-flying-saucer/32.38616080 -106.47861220

(2015-04-06)he Scout family of rockets were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth.

The XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior (sometimes called Journeyman B) was a rocket of the U.S. Air Force's System 609A Blue Scout family. Although the Blue Scout Junior had sufficient impulse to have put a small satellite in low-earth orbit, it was not used as an orbital launch vehicle.

The Blue Scout Junior was regarded by the USAF as the most useful of the various Blue Scout configurations. It was used (in slightly modified form) between 1962 and 1965 by the Air Force as the SLV-1B/C launch vehicle for suborbital scientific payloads.]]>

(2015-04-06)he Scout family of rockets were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth.

The XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior (sometimes called Journeyman B) was a rocket of the U.S. Air Force's System 609A Blue Scout family. Although the Blue Scout Junior had sufficient impulse to have put a small satellite in low-earth orbit, it was not used as an orbital launch vehicle.

The Blue Scout Junior was regarded by the USAF as the most useful of the various Blue Scout configurations. It was used (in slightly modified form) between 1962 and 1965 by the Air Force as the SLV-1B/C launch vehicle for suborbital scientific payloads.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/blue-scout-junior-slv-1b-rocket/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/blue-scout-junior-slv-1b-rocket/Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:47:52 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/blue-scout-junior-slv-1b-rocket/41.01651000 -96.32002300

(2015-04-03)A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sounding-rocket-1/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sounding-rocket-1/Fri, 03 Apr 2015 10:02:44 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sounding-rocket-1/37.93887700 -75.45778300

(2015-04-03)A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sounding-rocket/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sounding-rocket/Fri, 03 Apr 2015 10:02:43 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sounding-rocket/37.93887700 -75.45778300

(2015-04-03)Little Joe was an unmanned United States solid-fueled booster rocket used for eight launches from 1959–1960 from Wallops Island, Virginia to test the launch escape system and heat shield for Project Mercury capsules.]]>

(2015-04-03)Little Joe was an unmanned United States solid-fueled booster rocket used for eight launches from 1959–1960 from Wallops Island, Virginia to test the launch escape system and heat shield for Project Mercury capsules.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/little-joe-rocket-1/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/little-joe-rocket-1/Fri, 03 Apr 2015 10:02:42 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/little-joe-rocket-1/37.93821700 -75.45819200

(2015-04-02)Apollo boilerplate BP-1227 was a Block 2 capsule and allocated to the Atlantic Recovery Force CTF-140 in 1967 at the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia. This boilerplate was lost at sea to be recovered by a Soviet fishing trawler. On September 8, 1970, it was returned to the US via the US Coast Guard.]]>

(2015-04-02)Apollo boilerplate BP-1227 was a Block 2 capsule and allocated to the Atlantic Recovery Force CTF-140 in 1967 at the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia. This boilerplate was lost at sea to be recovered by a Soviet fishing trawler. On September 8, 1970, it was returned to the US via the US Coast Guard.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-boilerplate-bp-1227/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-boilerplate-bp-1227/Thu, 02 Apr 2015 10:45:30 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-boilerplate-bp-1227/42.96625000 -85.67684000

(2015-03-20)Blue Origin is a privately funded aerospace company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal of dramatically lower cost and increased reliability.

Blue Origin's first flight test vehicle, called Charon, was powered by four vertically mounted Rolls-Royce Viper Mk. 301 jet engines rather than rockets. The low-altitude vehicle was developed to test autonomous guidance and control technologies, and the processes that the company would use to develop its later rockets. Charon made its only test flight at Moses Lake, Washington on March 5, 2005. It flew to an altitude of 316 feet (96 m) before returning for a controlled landing near the liftoff point.]]>

(2015-03-20)Blue Origin is a privately funded aerospace company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal of dramatically lower cost and increased reliability.

Blue Origin's first flight test vehicle, called Charon, was powered by four vertically mounted Rolls-Royce Viper Mk. 301 jet engines rather than rockets. The low-altitude vehicle was developed to test autonomous guidance and control technologies, and the processes that the company would use to develop its later rockets. Charon made its only test flight at Moses Lake, Washington on March 5, 2005. It flew to an altitude of 316 feet (96 m) before returning for a controlled landing near the liftoff point.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/blue-origins-charon-test-vehicle/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/blue-origins-charon-test-vehicle/Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:15:34 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/blue-origins-charon-test-vehicle/47.51918400 -122.29889500

(2015-03-20)The Vostok class of spacecraft built by the Soviet Union. The first human spaceflight in history was accomplished in this type of spacecraft on April 12, 1961, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.]]>

(2015-03-20)The Vostok class of spacecraft built by the Soviet Union. The first human spaceflight in history was accomplished in this type of spacecraft on April 12, 1961, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vostok-3ka-spacecraft-1-3-model/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vostok-3ka-spacecraft-1-3-model/Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:15:30 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vostok-3ka-spacecraft-1-3-model/47.51836000 -122.29656000

(2015-03-16)Apollo Boiler Plate 12 is an unmaned, transonic abort test vehicle. It was launched using a Little Joe II booster launch vehicle from White Sands Missile Range on May 13th, 1964. It was the first full-scale test flight of the launch escape system in the transonic speed range.]]>

(2015-03-16)Apollo Boiler Plate 12 is an unmaned, transonic abort test vehicle. It was launched using a Little Joe II booster launch vehicle from White Sands Missile Range on May 13th, 1964. It was the first full-scale test flight of the launch escape system in the transonic speed range.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-boiler-plate-12/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-boiler-plate-12/Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:47:59 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-boiler-plate-12/33.92033200 -118.13412400

(2015-03-15)Space Shuttle Inspiration is a full-scale Space Shuttle mockup built in 1972 by North American Rockwell. The plastic and wood model was made to promote the company's bid to construct the Space Shuttle fleet.]]>

(2015-03-15)Space Shuttle Inspiration is a full-scale Space Shuttle mockup built in 1972 by North American Rockwell. The plastic and wood model was made to promote the company's bid to construct the Space Shuttle fleet.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-inspiration/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-inspiration/Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:40:41 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-inspiration/28.52764800 -80.78243400

(2015-03-15)The Lunar Orbiter program were five unmanned lunar orbiter missions flown in 1966 through 1967. They helped select Apollo landing sites by mapping the Moon's surface. They provided the first photographs from lunar orbit.

(2015-03-15)The Lunar Orbiter program were five unmanned lunar orbiter missions flown in 1966 through 1967. They helped select Apollo landing sites by mapping the Moon's surface. They provided the first photographs from lunar orbit.

After Ranger 5 it was discovered that a type of diode used in previous missions produced problematic gold-plate flaking in the conditions of space. This may have been responsible for some of the failures.

After Ranger 5 it was discovered that a type of diode used in previous missions produced problematic gold-plate flaking in the conditions of space. This may have been responsible for some of the failures.

(2015-03-15)Apollo 1 (initially designated AS-204) was the to be first manned mission of the U.S. Apollo manned lunar landing program. The planned low Earth orbital test of the Apollo Command/Service Module never made its target launch date of February 21, 1967, because a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal test on January 27, 1976 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 killed all three crew members.

(2015-03-15)Apollo 1 (initially designated AS-204) was the to be first manned mission of the U.S. Apollo manned lunar landing program. The planned low Earth orbital test of the Apollo Command/Service Module never made its target launch date of February 21, 1967, because a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal test on January 27, 1976 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 killed all three crew members.

(2015-03-08)The Apollo Lunar Module (LM), originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft. It was designed to carry a crew of two from lunar orbit to the surface and back.]]>

(2015-03-08)The Apollo Lunar Module (LM), originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft. It was designed to carry a crew of two from lunar orbit to the surface and back.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-lunar-module-2/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-lunar-module-2/Sun, 08 Mar 2015 20:42:22 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-lunar-module-2/28.60552200 -80.66971400

(1) The Command Module, a cabin that housed a crew of three astronauts.

(2) The Service Module that provided propulsion, electrical power and storage for various consumables required during a mission.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-command-service-module/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-command-service-module/Sun, 08 Mar 2015 17:50:53 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-command-service-module/28.60583800 -80.66997800

(2015-03-08)The Saturn V was an American human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA between 1966 and 1973. To date, the Saturn V remains the only launch vehicle able to transport human beings beyond low Earth orbit. A total of 24 astronauts were launched to the Moon.

(2015-03-08)The Saturn V was an American human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA between 1966 and 1973. To date, the Saturn V remains the only launch vehicle able to transport human beings beyond low Earth orbit. A total of 24 astronauts were launched to the Moon.

(2015-03-04)Moon Express, or MoonEx, is a privately held early stage company formed by a group of Silicon Valley and space entrepreneurs, with the goal of winning the Google Lunar X Prize, and ultimately mining the Moon for resources of economic value.

In December 2013, MoonEx unveiled the MX-1 lunar lander, a toroidal robotic lander that uses high-test hydrogen peroxide as its rocket propellant to support vertical landing on the Lunar surface.]]>

(2015-03-04)Moon Express, or MoonEx, is a privately held early stage company formed by a group of Silicon Valley and space entrepreneurs, with the goal of winning the Google Lunar X Prize, and ultimately mining the Moon for resources of economic value.

(2015-03-04)The SpaceShipOne is a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. That same year, it won the US$10 million Ansari X Prize and was immediately retired from active service.]]>

(2015-03-04)The SpaceShipOne is a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. That same year, it won the US$10 million Ansari X Prize and was immediately retired from active service.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone-2/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone-2/Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:26:23 -0800http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone-2/35.05095700 -118.15513600

(2014-09-21)Telstar is the name of a family of satellites. Telstar 1 was launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962. Telstar 1 relayed its first, and non-public, television pictures—a flag outside Andover Earth Station—to Pleumeur-Bodou on July 11, 1962. Telstar 2 was launched May 7, 1963.]]>

(2014-09-21)Telstar is the name of a family of satellites. Telstar 1 was launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962. Telstar 1 relayed its first, and non-public, television pictures—a flag outside Andover Earth Station—to Pleumeur-Bodou on July 11, 1962. Telstar 2 was launched May 7, 1963.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/telstar-1-satellite/
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(2014-09-13)This Soyuz spacecraft was designed for use during the Apollo Soyuz Project. It was referred to as Soyuz 19. A standard Soyuz design was modified to increase compatibility with the American spacecraft.

(2014-09-13)This Soyuz spacecraft was designed for use during the Apollo Soyuz Project. It was referred to as Soyuz 19. A standard Soyuz design was modified to increase compatibility with the American spacecraft.

(2014-09-13)The S-II is the second stage of the Saturn V rocket built by North American Aviation. It used liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The Saturn V had five J-2 engines. The second stage developed 1,000,000 pounds-force of thrust.]]>

(2014-09-13)The S-II is the second stage of the Saturn V rocket built by North American Aviation. It used liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The Saturn V had five J-2 engines. The second stage developed 1,000,000 pounds-force of thrust.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-v-second-stage-rocket-engines/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-v-second-stage-rocket-engines/Sat, 13 Sep 2014 14:35:25 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-v-second-stage-rocket-engines/28.53125890 -80.70358280

(2014-09-12)A Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) is a large pressurized container used on Space Shuttle missions for transfering cargo to and from the Space Station. The MPLM was carried in the cargo bay of a Space Shuttle. It was berthed to one of the modules on the ISS. From there, supplies were delivered, and finished experiments and waste were transferred back to the module. The MPLM was then returned to Earth by the Space Shuttle.]]>

(2014-09-12)A Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) is a large pressurized container used on Space Shuttle missions for transfering cargo to and from the Space Station. The MPLM was carried in the cargo bay of a Space Shuttle. It was berthed to one of the modules on the ISS. From there, supplies were delivered, and finished experiments and waste were transferred back to the module. The MPLM was then returned to Earth by the Space Shuttle.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-station-multi-purpose-logistics-module-mplm/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-station-multi-purpose-logistics-module-mplm/Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:36:33 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-station-multi-purpose-logistics-module-mplm/28.52345830 -80.64211820

(2014-09-12)The CST-100 (Crew Space Transportation) crew capsule is a spacecraft design proposed by Boeing. The main structure of the capsule is the pressure vessel. The isogrid machined exterior surface ensures the capsule will be both strong and within the weight limits.]]>

(2014-09-12)The CST-100 (Crew Space Transportation) crew capsule is a spacecraft design proposed by Boeing. The main structure of the capsule is the pressure vessel. The isogrid machined exterior surface ensures the capsule will be both strong and within the weight limits.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cst-100-pressure-vessel/
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(2014-03-14)The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. It is a modular structure whose first component was launched in 1998.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/inside-the-international-space-station/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/inside-the-international-space-station/Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:27:11 -0700http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/inside-the-international-space-station/38.90528400 -35.06835900

(2014-01-01)SpaceShipOne is a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. That same year, it won the US$10 million Ansari X Prize and was immediately retired from active service. Its mother ship was named "White Knight". Both craft were developed and flown by Mojave Aerospace Ventures, which was a joint venture between Paul Allen and Scaled Composites, Burt Rutan's aviation company. Allen provided the funding of approximately US$25 million.

Rutan has indicated that ideas about the project began as early as 1994 and the full-time development cycle time to the 2004 accomplishments was about three years. The vehicle first achieved supersonic flight on December 17, 2003, which was also the one-hundredth anniversary of the Wright Brothers' historic first powered flight. SpaceShipOne's first official spaceflight, known as flight 15P, was piloted by Mike Melvill. A few days before that flight, the Mojave Air and Space Port was the first commercial spaceport licensed in the United States. A few hours after that flight, Melvill became the first licensed U.S. commercial astronaut. The overall project name was "Tier One" which has evolved into Tier 1b with a goal of taking a successor ship's first passengers into space within the next few years.]]>

(2014-01-01)SpaceShipOne is a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. That same year, it won the US$10 million Ansari X Prize and was immediately retired from active service. Its mother ship was named "White Knight". Both craft were developed and flown by Mojave Aerospace Ventures, which was a joint venture between Paul Allen and Scaled Composites, Burt Rutan's aviation company. Allen provided the funding of approximately US$25 million.

Rutan has indicated that ideas about the project began as early as 1994 and the full-time development cycle time to the 2004 accomplishments was about three years. The vehicle first achieved supersonic flight on December 17, 2003, which was also the one-hundredth anniversary of the Wright Brothers' historic first powered flight. SpaceShipOne's first official spaceflight, known as flight 15P, was piloted by Mike Melvill. A few days before that flight, the Mojave Air and Space Port was the first commercial spaceport licensed in the United States. A few hours after that flight, Melvill became the first licensed U.S. commercial astronaut. The overall project name was "Tier One" which has evolved into Tier 1b with a goal of taking a successor ship's first passengers into space within the next few years.]]>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone-1/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone-1/Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:53:10 -0800http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone-1/38.88803700 -77.02121000

(2014-01-01)Edward H. White II became the first American to perform an Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) or "spacewalk" from the Gemini IV spacecraft on June 3, 1965.

Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV) was the second manned space flight in NASA's Project Gemini, occurring in June 1965. It was the tenth manned American spaceflight (including two X-15 flights at altitudes exceeding 100 kilometers (54 nmi)). Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward H. White, II circled the Earth 66 times in four days, making it the first US flight to approach the five-day flight of the Soviet Vostok 5. The highlight of the mission was the first space walk by an American, during which White floated free outside the spacecraft, tethered to it, for approximately 20 minutes. Both of these accomplishments helped the United States overcome the Soviet Union's early lead in the Space Race.

The flight also included the first attempt to make a space rendezvous as McDivitt attempted to maneuver his craft close to the Titan II upper stage which launched it into orbit, but this was not successful.

The flight was the first American flight to perform many scientific experiments in space, including use of a sextant to investigate the use of celestial navigation for lunar flight in the Apollo program.

(2014-01-01)Edward H. White II became the first American to perform an Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) or "spacewalk" from the Gemini IV spacecraft on June 3, 1965.

Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV) was the second manned space flight in NASA's Project Gemini, occurring in June 1965. It was the tenth manned American spaceflight (including two X-15 flights at altitudes exceeding 100 kilometers (54 nmi)). Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward H. White, II circled the Earth 66 times in four days, making it the first US flight to approach the five-day flight of the Soviet Vostok 5. The highlight of the mission was the first space walk by an American, during which White floated free outside the spacecraft, tethered to it, for approximately 20 minutes. Both of these accomplishments helped the United States overcome the Soviet Union's early lead in the Space Race.

The flight also included the first attempt to make a space rendezvous as McDivitt attempted to maneuver his craft close to the Titan II upper stage which launched it into orbit, but this was not successful.

The flight was the first American flight to perform many scientific experiments in space, including use of a sextant to investigate the use of celestial navigation for lunar flight in the Apollo program.